by Aidan R. Rooney, C.M. | Oct 21, 2012 | Evangelization, Vincentian Family
Gathering in San José, Costa Rica from the 22-26 of October, Provincials and other invited representatives of the Vincentian provinces pertaining to the Conference of Visitors of Latin America (CLAPVI) will reflect on models, successes, failures and futures....
by Aidan R. Rooney, C.M. | Oct 8, 2012 | International Association of Charities - Ladies of Charity, Vincentian Family
On the Feast of St. Vincent this year, over 100 members of the AIC in Bolivia gathered to celebrate their one hundredth anniversary of service to the poor throughout Bolivia. In a celebration that opened with the Eucharist, the members recalled the service of some of...
by Aidan R. Rooney, C.M. | Aug 17, 2012 | Evangelization
Gathering youth to form the next generation is a universal issue for the Vincentian Family. Aidan Rooney and Diego PlĂĄ write from the parish of San Pedro in Mocomoco Bolivia, of a successful first gathering of rural young people. Hopefully, some of them will become...
by Aidan R. Rooney, C.M. | Aug 9, 2012 | Missions inter gentes, Social Media, Technology: Issues and Uses
So, here I am, on the Bolivian Altiplano, serving in a Vincentian International mission. I’m on Facebook and I write a blog. We don’t have cable. We don’t have 4G or 3G connections. We have very slow 2G, like most of the rural developing world. In...
by Aidan R. Rooney, C.M. | Nov 17, 2011 | Technology: Issues and Uses
With the constant march of technology, more and more people are accessing their daily news on their “smartphone.” In addition to the apps on VinFormation, Famvin is happy to announce VinFeed, VinFeedES, and VinFeedPOLSKA: news readers that draw some of the...